Rio Lagartos & Ek Balam Tour

Day Tour

DESDE PHOCÉA PLAYA DEL CARMEN

We depart Playa del Carmen for EkBalam, and ancient Mayan town, that aren’t very known. The excavations that started in 1994 have revealed amazing sculptures and a fine job in stucco.

The city was a religious, political and economical center surrounded by three walls. Here you can find three beautiful buildings.

After we will go to Rio Lagartos, a fishermen’s village that is in the access of a natural reserve. Here we will have a Mariscada for lunch (seafood).

We will visit the Rio Lagartos lagoon, a true paradise for bird lovers; more than 200 species, it is the biggest reserve for the pink flamingo in Mexico (30 000) we can also encounter pelicans, eagles and crocodiles.